Specific Birth Defect

Annual Cost of Treatment

Length of Treatment Period

Percent in FAS

Population Served

Total Cost (millions)

Prenatal growth retardation

Neonatal intensive care: 7 days at $2,000/day

Once, first year

80.0%

6,365

$89.1

Postnatal growth retardation

Hospital evaluation, $2,357

Once, first year

80.0%

6,365

$15.0

Audiological defects

Neonatal screening, $97

Once, first year

100.0%

7,956

$0.8

AVR test, $263

Once, first year

56.0%

4,455

$1.2

Acoustic impedance test, $51

Once, first year

56.0%

4,455

$0.2

Serous otitis media

Surgery, $1,315, incl. recovery

Once, first year

81.0%

6,444

$8.5

Midsensorineural hearing loss

Hearing aid evaluation, $124

Once by 12 yrs.

27.0%

2,205

$0.3

Hearing aids, $750

Once by 12 yrs.

27.0%

2,205

$1.7

Hearing aid check, $230

Once by 12 yrs.

27.0%

2,205

$0.5

Hearing aid orientation, $81

Once by 12 yrs.

27.0%

2,205

$0.2

Minimal brain dysfunction

Special education: one teacher plus one 7-hour educational assistance per 10 students at $5,650/year

Ages 5—18

53.0%

52,955

$299.2

Mid-moderate mental retardation

Special education: one teacher plus one 7-hour and one 4-hour educational assistance per 7.5 students at $7,790/year

Ages 5—21

18.0%

20,661

$161.0

Home care, $32,850/year

Ages 22—65

14.4%

20,751

$681.7

Residential care, $36,500/year

Ages 22—65

3.6%

5,188

$189.4

Severe mental retardation

Residential care, $36,500/ year

Ages 5—65

5.0%

12,945

$472.5

Cleft palate

Series of operations plus followup for hearing and speech, $20,000

Once by 15 yrs.

12.5%

990

$19.8

Speech therapy at $35/session, weekly

One year between ages 5 and 15

12.5%

997

$1.8

Neurotube

Surgery, at $10,312

Once by 10 yrs.

1.8%

150

$1.5

TOTAL

$1,944.2